In The News: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Seeking to help Nevada compete in a world increasingly ruled by statistics and strings of code, UNLV is proposing an interdisciplinary institute to broaden its big-data program and forge partnerships with local industries. Such an institute could aid regional economic development by becoming the go-to resource for data analytics, according to the proposal the university prepared for a state advisory board.
Forget steel and aluminum. The robots of tomorrow may be able to squish, stretch and squeeze.
The UNLV College of Engineering’s annual Senior Design Competition has resulted in the creation of successful companies, wins at the Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition and Governor’s Cup, and the filing of patents.
Nevada college students have a chance to work with Faraday Future this summer, well before the burgeoning electric car company opens a $1 billion, 3-million-square-foot factory in North Las Vegas.
Since the Federal Aviation Administration designated Nevada as one of six drone test sites in 2013, Las Vegas has become a hotbed for drone development. That, along with the availability of cheaper hobby models, might have some in Southern Nevada contemplating a drone-free vacation.
Faraday Future is striving to make its 3 million-square-foot factory one that boasts energy-efficient and eco-friendly aspects.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave UNLV nearly $330,000 to fund new water conservation research.
Your in-room dining delivered by drone? No idea is off-limits in UNLV’s new hospitality lab.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday gave UNLV nearly $330,000 to fund new water conservation research.
These days, whenever a group of roboticists gets together to talk shop, the subject almost inevitably turns to Google and its secretive robotics division. What are those guys up to?
When Jay Sarno opened Circus Circus casino in 1968, he charged an admission fee to visitors. “He thought it was so unique and wonderful that people would pay to go in,” says UNLV history professor Eugene Moehring.
After throwing the first pitch in an MLB game, 6-year-old Hailey Dawson got to do the same at an UNLV Rebels game Sunday.